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I love the opening chorus speech, it's amazing and can be translated...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:28:08 PST

I love the opening chorus speech, it's amazing and can be translated into almost any situation! It's my favourite play :)

from Henry v what type of management styles does king harry employ, and...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:59 PST

from Henry v what type of management styles does king harry employ, and what type of leader is he?

St Crispians day :)

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:36:42 PST

St Crispians day :)

Grammardog Guide to Henry V

The play celebrates the victory of the English over the French at the...

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:33:50 PST

The play celebrates the victory of the English over the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. At the time, the victory was considered an amazing upset because the English were greatly outnumbered by the French. The play gives most of the credit to Henry V for the victory. However, historians today say that Henry benefited greatly from the invention of the longbow which allowed his men to stand at a distance and kill...

What is the name of the historical day during the battle in...

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:14:14 PST

What is the name of the historical day during the battle in Shakespeare's "Henry V"?

The allusion here, very relevantly to Henry V, is to an English bowman...

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:23:26 PST

The allusion here, very relevantly to Henry V, is to an English bowman in battle. Obviously archers only had a limited supply of arrows (or "bolts"), and so a good, wise archer would carefully select his targets and shoot with purpose. A foolish archer would not wait and shoot at random, thereby wasting his ammunition. This phrase has come to refer to fools in a wider sense, outside the context of the battlefield. Fools waste their time and...

Can somebody help me to understand this quote from Shakespeare's Henry...

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:21:45 PST

Can somebody help me to understand this quote from Shakespeare's Henry V - "A fool's bolt is soon shot"?

Set in the early fifteenth century, Henry V is incredibly relevant to...

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 19:18:53 PST

Set in the early fifteenth century, Henry V is incredibly relevant to the time of its plot in that it not only reveals the victory of the English over the French at Agincourt but also vividly contrasts true English honor with haughty French pride. Immersed in the Hundred Years' War, the English were not supposed to win at Agincourt. Short on men and scant on supplies, the English army was haggard and exhausted. The French, of course,...

How is the play Henry V relevant to the time of its plot?

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:26:57 PST

How is the play Henry V relevant to the time of its plot?

Imagery is everywhere in Shakespeare: open your play at any page, and...

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:24:29 PST

Imagery is everywhere in Shakespeare: open your play at any page, and there'll be something interesting there which deepens or makes more complex the meaning of the passage. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,Or close the wall up with our English dead.In peace there's nothing so becomes a manAs modest stillness and humility;But when the blast of war blows in our ears,Then imitate the action of the tiger;Stiffen the sinews,...

Could you give an example of imagery in "King Henry V", and...

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:39:32 PST

Could you give an example of imagery in "King Henry V", and explain how it helps the reader understand the play?

I believe we need to look at Henry V in another light. I absolutely love...

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:10:55 PST

I believe we need to look at Henry V in another light. I absolutely love this play; however, it was written to give credibility to the Tudor dynasty. In his monologue the night before the battle of Agincourt, Henry says, "Not to-day, O Lord,/ O not to-day, think not upon the fault/ My father made in compassing the crown!" When we hear that, we need to think not about Henry V's father but of Henry VIII's father. The Tudor claim to...

I love that scene too. Have you noticed how many times it has been...

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:52:04 PST

I love that scene too. Have you noticed how many times it has been imitated? My favorite imitation is in the movie Independence Day, just before the big battle. You almost expect the drunk guy to run up to the president and beg to lead the vanguard.I have too many favorite scenes! I love when Warwick returns the "Paris balls" to the king of France. I just love the whole play!

I would posit that the play contains enough source material to allow for...

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:02:20 PST

I would posit that the play contains enough source material to allow for a jingoistic staging, and note that just after World War II, Laurence Olivier's film version of Henry V was a huge success in England. A recent New Yorker article noted that the play's open praise of war and England struck a chord with a post-war country that had suffered great losses but emerged victorious. Consider the following quote, perhaps the best example: I...

Henry V jingoistic?

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:09:05 PST

Hello!

I recently heard Henry V described as "Shakespeare's most jingoistic play". With jingoism defined as "chauvinistic advocacy of an aggressive, warlike foreign policy" would you agree?

I'd love to hear other people's opinions on this! :)

MALibrarian

Favorite part of the play

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:39:02 PST

What is your favorite part of the play? My personal favorite is Henry's speech before the Battle of Agincourt. It never fails to give me goosebumps, and often brings a tear to my eye.

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers..."

Let me know your favorite part/quote!

If I'm understanding your question correctly, you are inquiring as to...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:39:48 PST

If I'm understanding your question correctly, you are inquiring as to whether or not there is a diplomat or ambassador in the play Henry V. If that is correct, then yes, there are a couple of different heralds for the French, one of whom is named Montjoy. These heralds relay messages from the French prince (the Dauphin) and from the French king, Charles. The Duke of Exeter, uncle to Henry, also takes messages of challenge to Charles and...

It has some diplomat or ambassador in the hundreds of personages of...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:32:29 PST

It has some diplomat or ambassador in the hundreds of personages of Shakespeare?

If I'm reading it correctly, it appears that the question was for Act...

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:39:54 PST

If I'm reading it correctly, it appears that the question was for Act IV, scene 1, not Act I, Scene 1.Act IV, scene 1 takes place the night before the Battle of Agincourt. Henry is making his way throughout the English camp, speaking with his nobles, but also getting an idea for how his common soldiers are feeling about the coming battle and about Henry himself. He nearly gets into a fight with Michael Williams, who has little or no faith...